He wrote 'The Onion Field,' 'The New Centurions' and 'The Blue Knight' and created the realistic anthology series 'Police Story.' ...

Several of Wambaugh’s novels were adapted for the big screen, including “The Onion Field,” “The Choirboys” and “The New Centurions.” Wambaugh co-wrote the screenplay for the film ...

“The New Centurions” was a New York Times best seller for 32 weeks and was made into a film with George C. Scott and Stacy Keach.Credit...Little Brown “The New Centurions” explored the ...

The film adaptation starred George C. Scott and Stacy Keach. The New Centurions novel was followed by a string of police novels, including 1972’s The Blue Knight (later adapted for both an NBC ...

“The New Centurions” was Wambaugh’s first book (published in 1971), and first work to be adapted. It was made into a 1972 film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring George C ...

“The New Centurions” (1970 ... (The novel was adapted into a 1972 film starring George C. Scott and Stacy Keach.) His next books, including “The Blue Knight” (1972) and “The Choirboys ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Wambaugh, who wrote the gripping, true-crime bestseller "The Onion Field" and numerous gritty but darkly humorous novels about day-to-day police work drawn from his own ...

“The New Centurions” was Wambaugh’s first book (published in 1971), and first work to be adapted. It was made into a 1972 film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring George C. Scott, Stacy Keach ...

After publishing them as “The New Centurions,” Wambaugh tried to balance ... Suspects he arrested asked for acting roles in film adaptations,” the bio on his website stated.

Former Los Angeles police officer turned best- selling author Joseph Wambaugh, known for books such as “The Onion Field” and “The New Centurions,” has died at the age of 88. Longtime ...